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.. nVCEMBER 11, 1924 V 1 77T0 MR. TUCKER THE NEWS REPORTER PAGE NINE 15. M ..,i,u INSTITUTE IN RAI.F.ir.u iro HEALTH OFFICERS OF STATF Morn in c: Star) - paid District At- Raleigh, Dec. 6 An institute for Tucker bv the Ra- : "icas oi tne state will a a ' be conducted at Raleigh bv the State lias endorsed him t , TT . s 1 UJf lfie state xjuciiu ut neaitn tor a wopt r; 1 4-1- J" I " " "Ctlll- an,n;(lUsi iui uib-inmg Monday, Dec. 15. TbP w5t ..ft vacant by the will be conducted by Dr. W. S. Ran H. nry Groves Con- j kin State Health officer, assisted by ..,hute to the Co-DrS' K F LonS an H. A. Taylor, t qUlt; :,n and one that! deputy state health officers. iffS , , '., warm feeling: about! "151UUL win oiler the health '.'-w'her he wins or loos-t officers an opportunity for intensive for the judicial toga, j trag m epidemiology. Dr. K. F. , uoll proud oi nis re j 'sw i. trie united States . m- his fellow crafts- I Public Health service, has been se- huv,- appeared in court as ; cured for a series of six lectures on : the principles of lintn; .u.irwal of aDDroval ! controling contagious and infertinn . vitn - - - - i . highest ollicers m j witn special lectures on ty- PAYS PENALTY FOR McLEARY KILLING PRISON REFORM PROGRAM AS PROPOSED FOR NORTH CAROLINA of i'tbe ,n -may thin1- ntt' in tne I to ,noir.tnu' to I8 ben, Columbia, S. C, Dec Mortimer N. King, of Canton, N. C, and Frank Harrell, of Union County, S. C, were electrocuted at the State Peni tentiary here shortly after 6 o'clock Friday morning for the murder of Major Samuel H. McLeary, just off the Raleigh-Columbia highway on Ju ly 2nd last. Both had previously confessed to having formed the plot to rob a pas sing tourist, which resulted in the death of the Major, after he had given them a ride in his automobile. Although King had confessed to having fired the fatal shots, Har rell was the first to be led into the death chamber, being electrocuted at 6:22 a. m. King was seated in the chair and the current was turned on about 16 minutes later. Both Confess Strapped in the chair, each of the hich indicates1 hour of lecture and demonstration at! condemned men substantiated his SWISS WOMAN DOCTOR AT N. CAROLINA SANITORIUM in this con- I )nom lever, diphtheria, scarlet fe Washington ver whooping cough, and smallpox. Mr. Coolidge has re-1 The mornings will be devoted to 1 i. 1 r 1. Jl i .. . k amneiiea into maiung jm wuik in tne public schools of , cons'1- , honor v U J"- , that :' L'-O'1' "" :to;. Ob. .j-d-. ' -.vers . ' thica- I'- few let the eastern North Raleigh and Durham, followed by an w ill name the man j the State Laboratory given by Dr. C. host fitted for the; A- Shore. The lectures by Dr. Maxcv will he given in the afternoon, fol lowed by round table discussions. Invitations to all the county and city health officers have been issued, and a majority are expected to at tend. The counties and cities hav- , luauii wj.111 t-i ui c as i oi lows ; P''AT3o;iufnrr. Horrid PJJ.r R,mw, brunswick. Cabarrus, Columbus, iAimoeiiand, ( raven, Davidson, Dur ham, Edgecombe. Forsyth. Guilford, Granville, Halifax, Henderson, Hyde, i.eneir, Mecklenburg. Xew Hanover : to be bestowed it is morally cer iiean will be ap dcnt still has the .r.-.ing a capable , .-ping the mat- ,1 ef iioliticians feat : HCCe ili-i you see little three ! her first re. ,iv t'unniest : d at said his ,'; 'u bed." '.::. choap ex- - 'r. 1'iuu'':'. the a di ision have i:ered tf Ala by County Many fields y put in shape aiachinerv mav confession to the robbery, although Harrell maintained that his com plicity did not warrant him being given the death penalty. The death warrant was read at Tj:oO o'clock by the captain of the prison guard. Harrell was led into ; tJ'ie doatii chamber at 6:15 and asked .(to make his final statement. Re-af-j '! firming his trust in Divine Mercy, he 1 i said : i : "I've iieai a lot of people out of: j money, a lot of cotton mills, but I I want to tell you one thing, I've had' The following program of prison reform adopted by the Citizens' Com mittee of One Hundred on Prison Legislation was submitted to the North Carolina Conference for Social Service at the sessions in Charlotte. The program was endorsed by the conference. "1. That it shall be legal for two or more counties to unite in Duuaing district jails, and that the substitu tion of district jails for county, jails shall be encouraged to take pla" as rapidly as possible. "2. A state farm colony for women offenders. ::3. The abolition of the county convict camps as such, and state con trol of all prisoners. "4. That the state board of chari ties and public welfare shall be given power to enforce the rules and regu lations already upon the statute books in regard to the care and treatment of countv prisoners, and to maintain prescribed standards for county jails and convict camps. "f. That flogging and confinement in inhuman cells and dungeons as a Northampton, Pam Rowan. Rutherfon Ya:ue, Wake, Wilkes. Asheville. ston-Salem, Charlotte, Mount . i'-o, Pitt, Robeson. Sampson, Surry, Wayne, Wilon. Greensboro. Win- and Rockv a.-, good a mother and father as any oi on. i realize 1 have !-:;'e iirt done enough t sinned, ) nlace me i am today.' ) ! 1 av Mrs. De ra.soline to IMdn t ou Doa'or "What: You Witt bought a gallon kindle her kitchen fin tell her not to " Clerk- "No. I thought we mmh be able to sell her a new cook stove.' Good Hardware. ii-r( -vt 'ne current of 1 )()(') amperes, was turned on for the snac of one minute and four min- ton seconds, later ho was p ro th e prison physi- (tead iv !1! iiounce( cians. King's Statement King was led in shortly wards and strapped in the cii "I'm very sorry to have to sit down this way this morning before you pcvple," he declared, in clear even tones. "I realize my sins have brought me- to this place, but it can't be helped now." lie asKed the blessing of God i method of discipline for prisoners! shall be prohibited in all prisons, chain gangs, prison camps, or work-hous-.- in the state. "o. Abolition ot the convict lease! - v em for both state and county : -oners. "7. That a wider use and exten sion of tin- honor system in county ,,nd state prir-on camps shall be de iuite'y enco,. ragt d. "S. That at the expiration of the t( vnx ot' ihe orestMit board of direct ors of the state prison, there shall be itlected by the general assembly up I (,n the recv)mmendation of the gov- i : ernor, live )ersons wno snail consti-j i tuLe the board of directors of the after-j state prison. At the 192o session of the general assembly all five of these members shall be elected; two tor a term of two years, and thereafter, the term shall be six years for all; provided that the minority party and both sexes shall always b Sanatorium, Dec. 6. Dr. Amalie Jacobson, young woman doctor of Zurich, Switzerland, is spending some time at the North Carolina Sanatorium for study and observa tion of tuberculosis treatment and methods in the United States. Dr. H. A. Pattison, Supervisor of Med ical Service, National Tuberculosis Association, New York Citv. recom mended the North Carolina Sanato rium, out of many others in the country, to Dr. Jacobson. Dr. Jacobson graduated in medi cine at the University of Zurich in 3 922. She was assistant to Dr. Loef- fler, Professor of Internal Medicine, at tne university oi z.urich lor a while. She has also had some work! in obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Jacobson came to America in T , 1 fll 1 1 iV I une oi tms year. isne nas a Drotner in New York City and a sister at Bloomfield, New Jersey. Thev are both chemists. Her mother is still living in Zurich. Speaking of the methods of tuber culosis treatment in Switzerland and here. "There isn't so much differ ence," she said. "Not so much the doctor can do. Give the patient plenty of rest, fresh air and good would like to." Dr. Jacobsons native language is German. German is the language of the section of Switzerland from which she comes. She has never studied English, but speaks it very well, not having been in the United States but five months. Speaking of different customs in Switzerland and here she said: "In my country I am Fraulein Doctor Ja cobson, or Miss Doctor Jacobson. We say ''Mr. Doctor' and 'Mrs Doctor,' too. "We have a number of women doc tors in Switzerland. You American women, you are so progressive, espe cially in politics. The women in Switzerland would not care to vote." Milton Dail, a tenant farmer of Perquimans county won eight rib bons and $32.50 in cash at a district fair in eastern Carolina early in Oc tober. Mr. Dail was ..one of the first to begin the new methods of hog feeding outlined by the State College Extension service. tood; he has o work out the cure lor himself. It is colder in our coun trv than lie re and more protection has has to he provided for the pa tients. Each patient has to have a room; They cannot spend the wholv winter out on an open porch as the patients at the North Carolina Sana torium do. "At Davos and Arosa. Switzerland, there are a number of large private sanatoriums. At Clavadel over Da vos the government maintains sev-' eral state sanatorium?." ; When asked what she thought of: the Sandhill country. she said:' '"Fine, very fine! New York is so mc a big, so cosmopolitan, not so much 1011 American. But here I find the real Americans. I am too little here; I cannot express my thoughts as I News Reporter. "Papa, what is a low brow " "A low-brow, my son, is a person who likes the funny papers, snappy stories, girl shows and the like and doesn't mind saying so." "And what's a high-brow, papa?" "A high-brow, my son, is a low brow who won't admit it." Prizefighter in restaurant) "Gimme a baked apple with cream." Waitress "Whipped cream?" Prizefighter ( di-guested ) "Naw plain cream 1 can whip cream." Applicant "I want about my husband, sir. twentv-five vears ago seen him since." Magistrate "Well?" Applicant "What about some advice He left me and I ain't me av- pavation?" - London Opin- Send Your Job Printing to the Work guaranteed. on fatia red in the ronm and told one oy: of the spectators to "tell all the b to do riL'ht." The current was turned on at 6.3S o'clock for the space of one minute Wagons, Tricycles, Bicycles, ie Cars, Automobiles, Air Rifles Trains, Dolls and Doll Carriages. CHRISTMAS TREE FIXTURES Electric Toasters, Waffle Irons, Perco lators, Hot Plates, Heaters, Etc., Etc. and four minutes later n: The bodies were prepared for ship mt to relatives, the body of King II going to Canton, where his Wife re-j sides, and that of Harrell to his home near Lockhart, S. C.. A brother of; Harrell, who saw him this mornino-1 J just before the electrocution, was to! j accompany the corpse. , ! Governor McLeod reprieved Kingi and Harrell from November 21 until! I December 5, during which time the j governor reviewed communications! j for and against executive clemency, j ! He also read a transcript of the ! j testimony in the trial at Chester-! j field. Monday the governor an ! nounced that in spite of sympathy ! for the defendants, he could not i grant executive clemency. BROTHERS TERMS OF WILL OF MRS ifi6 Atwater-Kent RAID) I OH DECEIVING SETS Uadio Receiving Set has been perfected in vater - Kent. No better set can oe Tie "ii.r: a Set in your home all the best entertain brought to you Free- The air is full of !: and all other kinds of high class enter- . l , but in order to ge it out of the air o-et an Atwater-ive-m j.vi--& Marion. 0., Nov. 29. The bulk of the half million dollar estate of Mrs. Florence Kling Harding will go to the grandchildren of the former Presi dent's widow, Jeanne and George Neely de Wolfe, age 15 and 12 years, respectively, in accordance with Mrs. arding's will filed for probate yesterday. Most of Mr. Harding's es tate went to his widow by an instru ment of bequest executed before his death. The bequest is to be held in trust foi- the grand children until they are 28 years of age. During the in terim they will receive only the in come from the estate. The two chil dren live here with their mother, Mrs. Roscoe de Mezger. They are children of Mrs. Harding s son, marshal de Wolf, by a former marriage. The son died about 13 years ago. Mrs. Mezger received a bequest of $2,000. Many relative- and friends of the late President and his widow, here .1,1.1 iii i tnai potn sexes snail always De rep resented among the appointive mem bers; elections to be concurrent vote of the general assembly. "!). That provisions be made for i lie establishment of a more adequate system of prison industries in the state prison, which would provide he was dead, ! vocational training for such prisoners as are capable of receiving it. "10. That the board of directors ot the state prison shall be author ized to employ one or more psy chiatrists or psychologists tor the ex amination and classification of all state prisoners. "11. Compulsory education for the prisoners in the state prison, and the employment of teachers and instruct ors for same; said instruction to be during the regular work hours. "12. That the present law relating to the membership of the advisory board of parole shall be changed so that it shall be composed of the fol lowing members: the superintendent of the state prison, the state commis sioner of public welfare, a represen tative from the state bureau of labor, and the" chief of parole of the State Board of Charities and Public Wel fare, the last named member to act as secretary of the board; provided, however, that the secretary of the board shall not have the power to vote. "13. That the same standards of health and sanitation be maintained in city prisons as are required in county jails." Ilii'ilFirfdtSl - (ra g H MS g THE BIG SI Ii IS. mm uaus Dme IS STILL GOING ON We are offering the people of Columbus county some of the best values that have ever been 3hown here. HARDING JONESBORO MOTORIST HAS MIRACULOUS ESCAPE aveYoy Seen Them If not, be sure and come and look through our immense line of Ladies' and Gents' Ready-to-Wear. Shoes, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Suit Cases, Etc. Many useful and valuable Gifts for every mem b of the family. The One J. S. MANN, Mgr. e Store VINELAND, N. C. to At this the best Christmas yet. '.fr-Kent and get the best. Buy an We i, K' r: e many styles to choose from and g a demonstration at any time. lad- AMI I F i " Carolina W. F. SPEARS and in Washington, were remem bered by Mrs. Harding with substan tial sums aggregating 556,000. Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, Mrs. Harding's per sonal physician wt t 11' TT T r ' T , 1-., , were vetauis ti. iving, nei uiumci, and his wife. Mrs. George B. Christian, Jr., wife of the former President's secretary. I received $7,UUU, Mrs. iviaicom Jen nings, of Columbus, a girlhood friend of Mrs. Harding, was given $5,000. Mrs. Mazel Longshore and Miss Louise Kling, niece, each were left $5,000, besides securities on which no value was placet. Charles D. Schaffner, execUtof oi the late President's estate, is named to the same position under Mrs. Harding's will. Sanford, Dec. 8. Hugh Talley, Jr., of Jonesboro escaped death as if by a miracle late Sunday after noon when his car lost a rear wheel while he was crossing an overhead bridge over the Seaboard Air Line railway near the country home of Miss Elva Bryant. When the wheel ran off it swerv ed to the right breaking the guard rail and the car was on the verge of falling 40 feet below to the tracks when the left rear wheel caught a guard rail, swinging the car and oc cupant in mid air. All the whil fast express train was running The Senior Class of Tabor High School Presents the tracks below. a on The car was righted with help and Tally went about repairing it none tba wm-e ew. was left $10,000, as ! pnJ. fnr na.n The escape was declared by peo pie who saw the car immediately af ter accident to have been the mosf miraculous they had ever witnessed. Cups: To remove the stain on cups Unpd at or other china salt or soda. ware, use common Wool: When laundering wool, it is very important to keep the wash ing water, the rinsing water and the drying room the same temperature. This will prevent shrinking. V?9 assar Admission 50c and 25c Thursday, Dec. 18, 8:00 P. M., Tabor High School Auditorium
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